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              The eml-resource module - Base information for
              all resources
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<p>
              The eml-resource module contains general information that
              describes dataset resources, literature resources, protocol
              resources, and software resources. Each of the above four types of
              resources share a common set of information, but also have
              information that is unique to that particular resource type.  Each
              resource type uses the eml-resource module to document the
              information common to all resources, but then extend
              eml-resource with modules that are specific to that particular
              resource type.  For instance, all resources have creators,
              titles, and perhaps keywords, but only the dataset resource would
              have a "data table" within it.  Likewise, a literature
              resource may have an "ISBN" number associated with it,
              whereas the other resource types would not.
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              The eml-resource module is exclusively used by other modules, and is
              therefore not a stand-alone module.
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<td class="tablepanel"> Recommended Usage: </td><td class="tablepanel">all datasets</td>
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<td class="tablepanel"> Stand-alone: </td><td class="tablepanel">no</td>
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<td class="tablepanel"> Imports: </td><td class="tablepanel">eml-documentation, eml-party, eml-coverage, eml-text</td>
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<td class="tablepanel"> Imported By: </td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
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<td class="tablepanel"> View an image of the schema: </td><td class="tablepanel"><a href="eml-resource.png" target="offline">eml-resource image</a></td>
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<h2>Element Definitions:</h2>
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<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="alternateIdentifier">alternateIdentifier&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
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<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
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<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#system">system</a></td><td class="tablepanel"><span class="plaintext">optional</span></td>
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<blockquote>An additional, secondary identifier for this
            entity. The primary identifier belongs in the "id" attribute, but
            additional identifiers that are used to label this entity, possibly
            from different data management systems, can be listed
            here.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>VCR3465<br>
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<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="shortName">shortName&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
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<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
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<blockquote>The 'shortName' field provides a concise name that
            describes the resource that is being documented. It is the
            appropriate place to store a filename associated with other storage
            systems.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>vernal-data-1999<br>
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<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="title">title&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
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<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
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<blockquote>The 'title' field provides a description of the
            resource that is being documented that is long enough to
            differentiate it from other similar resources. Multiple titles may
            be provided, particularly when trying to express the title in more
            than one language (use the "xml:lang" attribute to indicate the
            language if not English/en).<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>Vernal pool amphibian density data, Isla Vista,
            1990-1996.<br>
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<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="creator">creator&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
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<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
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<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext">Type: </span><a class="sitelink" href="eml-party.html#ResponsibleParty">rp:ResponsibleParty</a></td>
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<blockquote>The 'creator' element provides the full name of
            the person, organization, or position who created the resource. The
            list of creators for a resource represent the people and
            organizations who should be cited for the
            resource.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>For a book, the creators are its
            authors.<br>
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<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="metadataProvider">metadataProvider&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
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<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
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<blockquote>The 'metadataProvider' element provides the full
            name of the person, organization, or position who created
            documentation for the resource.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>The scientist who collected the data, sometimes a data
            technician, or other individual.<br>
</blockquote>
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<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="associatedParty">associatedParty&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
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<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
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<span class="boldtext">Derived from: </span><a class="sitelink" href="eml-party.html#ResponsibleParty">rp:ResponsibleParty</a> (by xs:extension) </p>
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<blockquote>The 'associatedParty' element provides the full
            name of other people, organizations, or positions who should be
            associated with the resource. These parties might play various
            roles in the creation or maintenance of the resource, and these
            roles should be indicated in the "role" element.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>The technician who collected the data.<br>
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<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="role">role&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
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<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
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<blockquote>Use this field to describe the role the
                      party played with respect to the resource. Some potential
                      roles include technician, reviewer, principal
                      investigator, and many others.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>principalInvestigator<br>
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<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="pubDate">pubDate&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
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<blockquote>The 'pubDate' field represents the date that the
            resource was published. The format should be represented as: CCYY,
            which represents a 4 digit year, or as CCYY-MM-DD, which denotes
            the full year, month, and day. Note that month and day are optional
            components. Formats must conform to ISO 8601.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>1999-10-26<br>
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<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="language">language&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
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<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
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<blockquote>The language in which the resource is written.
            This can be a well-known language name, or one of the ISO language
            codes to be more precise.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>English<br>
</blockquote>
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<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="series">series&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
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<blockquote>This field describes the series of resources that
            include the resource being described. For example, a volume of a
            journal may be part of a series of the journal for a particular
            year.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>Volume 20<br>
</blockquote>
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<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="abstract">abstract&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
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<blockquote>A brief overview of the resource that is being
            documented. The abstract should include basic information that
            summarizes the resource.</blockquote>
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<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="keywordSet">keywordSet&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
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<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#keyword">keyword</a></td><td class="tablepanel">required</td><td class="tablepanel">unbounded</td>
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<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#keywordThesaurus">keywordThesaurus</a></td><td class="tablepanel">optional</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
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<blockquote>The 'keywordSet' element is a container for the
            'keyword' and 'keywordThesaurus' fields. Each keywordSet field can
            contain one or more keywords and a name of a thesaurus for the set
            of keywords. Each keyword field should contain one and only one
            keyword (i.e., keywords should not be separated by commas or other
            delimiters).<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>Please see the examples for the subfields contained
            within this field.<br>
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<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="keyword">keyword&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
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<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#keywordType">keywordType</a></td><td class="tablepanel"><span class="plaintext">optional</span></td>
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<blockquote>This field names a keyword or key phrase that
                  concisely describes the resource or is related to the
                  resource. Each keyword field should contain one and only one
                  keyword (i.e., keywords should not be separated by commas or
                  other delimiters).<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>biodiversity<br>
</blockquote>
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<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="keywordThesaurus">keywordThesaurus&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
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<blockquote>This field provides the name of the official
                  keyword thesaurus from which keyword was derived. The keyword
                  thesauri are usually discipline specific.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>IRIS keyword thesaurus<br>
</blockquote>
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<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="additionalInfo">additionalInfo&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
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<blockquote>This field provides any information that is not
            characterized by the other resource metadata
            fields.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>Copyright 2001, Robert Warner<br>
</blockquote>
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<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="intellectualRights">intellectualRights&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
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<blockquote>Typically, an intellectual Rights element will
            contain a rights management statement for the resource, or
            reference a service providing such information. Rights information
            encompasses Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Copyright, and
            various Property Rights. In the case of a data set, rights might
            include requirements for use, requirements for attribution, or other
            requirements the owner would like to impose.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>Copyright 2001 Regents of the University of California
            Santa Barbara. Free for use by all individuals provided that the
            owners are acknowledged in any use or publication.<br>
</blockquote>
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<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="distribution">distribution&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
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<blockquote>This element provides information on how the
            resource is distributed. When used at the resource level, this element can provide
             only general information, but elements for describing connections to online
            systems are provided. See the Type for specific recommendations and examples.</blockquote>
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<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="coverage">coverage&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
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<blockquote>This element describes the extent of the coverage
            of the resource in terms of its spatial extent, temporal extent,
            and taxonomic extent. For data sets, this is useful to specify the
            entire extent to which all of the data might
            apply.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>See the coverage module for examples.<br>
</blockquote>
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<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="references">references&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
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<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Attributes: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Use: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Default Value: </span></td>
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<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#system">system</a></td><td class="tablepanel"><span class="plaintext">optional</span></td><td class="tablepanel"><span class="plaintext">document</span></td>
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<blockquote>The id of another element in
            this EML document to be used to here in this context.
            This is used instead of duplicating information when an identical
            piece of information needs to be used multiple times in an
            EML document. For example, if the same person is the creator,
            metadataProvider, and contact for a dataset, their name and address
            can be provided once as part of the "creator" element, and then
            their "id" can be used in the "references" element of 
            metadataProvider and contact.  This reduces the likelihood of
            error by reducing redundancy, and allows one to specify that
            two pieces of information are identical.  To be a valid EML
            document, the content of every "references" element MUST be
            defined in the document as the value of an "id" attribute on
            some element within the document.  Other critical rules
            about the use of IDs and references in EML are provided in the
            text of the EML specification.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>knb.45.3<br>
</blockquote>
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<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="online">online&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
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<blockquote>This element contains information for accessing the
              resource online, represented either as a URL a connection, or 
              a connectionDefinition which may be referenced in other parts of
              the EML document. See the Type definition for more information. </blockquote>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="offline">offline&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext">Type: </span><a class="sitelink" href="#OfflineType">OfflineType</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>This element is for data which are distributed offline, 
         generally by request. See the Type 
        definition for more information.         </blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="inline">inline&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext">Type: </span><a class="sitelink" href="#InlineType">InlineType</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>The data are distributed inline, with the metadata. See the Type 
        definition for more information.         </blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="schemeName">schemeName&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Attributes: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Use: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Default Value: </span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#system">system</a></td><td class="tablepanel"><span class="plaintext">optional</span></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>The name of the scheme used to identify this
              connection.  The scheme name is qualified by its system attribute.
              The scheme name implies a particular protocol for
              accessing information from the connection.  Applications must
              have a knowledge of the scheme or be able to deduce the protocol
              from the scheme description in order to effectively access data
              over the connection.  Many schemes will be unknown to client
              applications.  At some later point in time a registry for
              connection schemes may be established in order to promote
              application interoperability, and we may expand this portion of
              EML to adopt a more comprehensive standard such as WSDL, but for
              now this simpler description is provided.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>metacat<br>
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="description">description&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext">Type: </span><a class="sitelink" href="eml-text.html#TextType">txt:TextType</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>The description of the scheme used to identify
              this connection. The scheme name implies a particular protocol for
              accessing information from the connection.  Applications must
              have a knowledge of the scheme or be able to deduce the protocol
              from the scheme description in order to effectively access data
              over the connection.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>The metacat application protocol.  Applications
              must first log into metacat by sending an HTTP POST request
              in http-url-encoded format with the parameters action, username,
              and password.  Action must be set to "login".
              If authentication is successful, the metacat
              server will respond with a session cookie.  All future requests
              should include the session cookie in the HTTP header.  To
              retrieve an object, the client then would send an HTTP POST
              in http-url-encoded format, with an action parameter set to
              "get" and the docid parameter set to the identifier for the
              desired object.  The response will either be an XML document
              or a multipart-form-encoded response containing data.
              <br>
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="parameterDefinition">parameterDefinition&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Elements: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Use: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> How many: </span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3"> A sequence of (</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#name">name</a></td><td class="tablepanel">required</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#definition">definition</a></td><td class="tablepanel">required</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#defaultValue">defaultValue</a></td><td class="tablepanel">optional</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3">)</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>The definition of a parameter that is needed to
              properly use this connection scheme.  Each parameter has a name
              and a definition that are used by applications to assess the type
              of information needed for the request.  Parameters may also set
              default values that are used if a connection does not provide a
              value for a parameter.</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="name">name&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext">Type: </span><a class="sitelink" href="#NonEmptyStringType">NonEmptyStringType</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>The name of a parameter that is needed to
                    properly use this connection scheme.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>hostname<br>
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="definition">definition&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext">Type: </span><a class="sitelink" href="#NonEmptyStringType">NonEmptyStringType</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>The definition of a parameter that is
                    needed to properly use this connection scheme.  The
                    definition is used by applications to assess the type
                    of information needed for the request.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>The fully qualified name of the internet host
                    that is providing the metacat service, as would be returned
                    by a Domain Name System (DNS) query.<br>
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="defaultValue">defaultValue&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext">Type: </span><a class="sitelink" href="#NonEmptyStringType">NonEmptyStringType</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>The default value for a parameter that is
                    needed to properly use this connection scheme.  If a default
                    value is set, then it should be used for connections that
                    do not override the default with a connection-specific
                    value. This allows a definition to be established that
                    declares common information that might be shared by several
                    connections as default values.  Parameter values provided
                    in the connection always override any default values
                    provided in the connection definition.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>metacat.nceas.ucsb.edu<br>
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="mediumName">mediumName&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext">Type: </span><a class="sitelink" href="#NonEmptyStringType">NonEmptyStringType</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>Name of the medium on which this resource
                    is distributed. Can be various digital media such as tapes
                    and disks, or printed media which can collectively be
                    termed 'hardcopy'.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>Tape, 3.5 inch Floppy Disk,
                    hardcopy<br>
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="mediumDensity">mediumDensity&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext">Type: </span><a class="sitelink" href="#NonEmptyStringType">NonEmptyStringType</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>the density of the digital medium if this
                    is relevant. Used mainly for floppy disks or
                    tape.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>High Density (HD), Double Density
                    (DD)<br>
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="mediumDensityUnits">mediumDensityUnits&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext">Type: </span><a class="sitelink" href="#NonEmptyStringType">NonEmptyStringType</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>if a density is given numerically, the
                    units should be given here.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>B/cm<br>
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="mediumVolume">mediumVolume&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext">Type: </span><a class="sitelink" href="#NonEmptyStringType">NonEmptyStringType</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>the total volume of the storage medium on
                    which this resource is shipped.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>650 MB<br>
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="mediumFormat">mediumFormat&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext">Type: </span><a class="sitelink" href="#NonEmptyStringType">NonEmptyStringType</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>the file system format of the medium on
                    which the resource is shipped<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>NTFS, FAT32, EXT2, QIK80<br>
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="mediumNote">mediumNote&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext">Type: </span><a class="sitelink" href="#NonEmptyStringType">NonEmptyStringType</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>any additional pertinent information about
                    the media</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="onlineDescription">onlineDescription&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext">Type: </span><a class="sitelink" href="#NonEmptyStringType">NonEmptyStringType</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>This element can hold a brief description of the content 
            of the online element's online|offline|inline child. This description element could 
            supply content for an html anchor tag. 
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="url">url&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext">Type: </span><a class="sitelink" href="#UrlType">UrlType</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) from which this additional 
              information can be obtained, or from which the resource can be downloaded 
              directly. In the resource module, the distribution URL is generally meant for 
              informational purposes, and the "function" attribute should be set to "information". 
              However, if the URL returns the data stream itself, then the "function" attribute 
              should be set to "download".  See the Type Definition for more information.</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="connection">connection&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext">Type: </span><a class="sitelink" href="#ConnectionType">ConnectionType</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>A description of the information needed to make an application 
              connection to a data service. The connection contains a connectionDefinition 
              and optional parameters for overriding defaults. See the Type Definition for 
              more information.</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="connectionDefinition">connectionDefinition&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext">Type: </span><a class="sitelink" href="#ConnectionDefinitionType">ConnectionDefinitionType</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>
The definition of a type of connection
        that will be used in another location in the EML
        document. The connectionDefinition element only provides the definition of the
        protocol and its parameters, but not the actual values
        to be used to make the connection (instead, see the
        connection element).  This connectionDefinition may be
        used by multiple connections (e.g., to download different files
        from the same database), but each connection must provide or
        reference a valid connection definition.              
              
     The definition has a "scheme" which identifies the
                            protocol by name, with a detailed description 
                            and its required parameters. A connectionDefinition 
                    lists all of the parameters needed for the connection
                    and possible default values for each. </blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="connectionDefinition">connectionDefinition&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext">Type: </span><a class="sitelink" href="#ConnectionDefinitionType">ConnectionDefinitionType</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>In a ConnectionType, the connectionDefinition element provides the definition of the protocol and its parameters. The definition has a "scheme" which identifies the protocol by name, with a detailed description and its required parameters. A connectionDefinition lists all of the parameters needed for the connection and possible default values for each.</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="parameter">parameter&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Elements: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Use: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> How many: </span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3"> A sequence of (</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#name">name</a></td><td class="tablepanel">required</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#value">value</a></td><td class="tablepanel">required</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3">)</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>A parameter to be used to make
                            this connection. This value overrides any
                            default value that may have been provided in the
                            connection definition.
                            </blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="name">name&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext">Type: </span><a class="sitelink" href="#NonEmptyStringType">NonEmptyStringType</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>The name of the parameter
                                  to be used to make this connection.
                                  <br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>hostname<br>
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="value">value&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">This element has no default value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext">Type: </span><a class="sitelink" href="#NonEmptyStringType">NonEmptyStringType</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>The value of the parameter
                                  to be used to make this connection. This
                                  value overrides any default value that may
                                  have been provided in the connection
                                  definition.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>nceas.ucsb.edu<br>
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<h2>Attribute Definitions:</h2>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" class="tablehead"><a class="sitelink" name="system">system</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Type: </span><span class="plaintext"><a class="sitelink" href="#SystemType">SystemType</a></span>
</p>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Use: </span><span class="plaintext">optional</span>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" class="tablehead"><a class="sitelink" name="keywordType">keywordType</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Type: </span><span class="plaintext"><a class="sitelink" href="#KeyTypeCode">KeyTypeCode</a></span>
</p>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Use: </span><span class="plaintext">optional</span>
</p>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>This field classifies the keyword
                          that has been provided from a list of pre-determined
                          categories. The possible types are listed in the
                          example.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>
                          "place","stratum","temporal","theme",
                          or "taxonomic"<br>
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" class="tablehead"><a class="sitelink" name="system">system</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Type: </span><span class="plaintext"><a class="sitelink" href="#SystemType">SystemType</a></span>
</p>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Use: </span><span class="plaintext">optional</span>
</p>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Default value: </span><span class="plaintext">document</span>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" class="tablehead"><a class="sitelink" name="id">id</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Type: </span><span class="plaintext"><a class="sitelink" href="#IDType">IDType</a></span>
</p>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Use: </span><span class="plaintext">optional</span>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" class="tablehead"><a class="sitelink" name="system">system</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Type: </span><span class="plaintext"><a class="sitelink" href="#SystemType">SystemType</a></span>
</p>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Use: </span><span class="plaintext">optional</span>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" class="tablehead"><a class="sitelink" name="scope">scope</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Type: </span><span class="plaintext"><a class="sitelink" href="#ScopeType">ScopeType</a></span>
</p>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Use: </span><span class="plaintext">optional</span>
</p>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Default value: </span><span class="plaintext">document</span>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" class="tablehead"><a class="sitelink" name="system">system</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Type: </span><span class="plaintext"><a class="sitelink" href="#SystemType">SystemType</a></span>
</p>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Use: </span><span class="plaintext">optional</span>
</p>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>The computing system within which this
                      scheme name has relevance. This attribute qualifies the
                      scheme name in order to decrease the likelihood of scheme
                      name collisions when more that one EML user defines a
                      scheme name with the same name but different semantics.
                      <br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>
                      http://knb.ecoinformatics.org/knb/<br>
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" class="tablehead"><a class="sitelink" name="id">id</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Type: </span><span class="plaintext"><a class="sitelink" href="#IDType">IDType</a></span>
</p>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Use: </span><span class="plaintext">optional</span>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" class="tablehead"><a class="sitelink" name="system">system</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Type: </span><span class="plaintext"><a class="sitelink" href="#SystemType">SystemType</a></span>
</p>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Use: </span><span class="plaintext">optional</span>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" class="tablehead"><a class="sitelink" name="scope">scope</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Type: </span><span class="plaintext"><a class="sitelink" href="#ScopeType">ScopeType</a></span>
</p>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Use: </span><span class="plaintext">optional</span>
</p>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Default value: </span><span class="plaintext">document</span>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" class="tablehead"><a class="sitelink" name="function">function</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Type: </span><span class="plaintext"><a class="sitelink" href="#FunctionType">FunctionType</a></span>
</p>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Use: </span><span class="plaintext">optional</span>
</p>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Default value: </span><span class="plaintext">download</span>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" class="tablehead"><a class="sitelink" name="id">id</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Type: </span><span class="plaintext"><a class="sitelink" href="#IDType">IDType</a></span>
</p>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Use: </span><span class="plaintext">optional</span>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" class="tablehead"><a class="sitelink" name="system">system</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Type: </span><span class="plaintext"><a class="sitelink" href="#SystemType">SystemType</a></span>
</p>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Use: </span><span class="plaintext">optional</span>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" class="tablehead"><a class="sitelink" name="scope">scope</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Type: </span><span class="plaintext"><a class="sitelink" href="#ScopeType">ScopeType</a></span>
</p>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Use: </span><span class="plaintext">optional</span>
</p>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Default value: </span><span class="plaintext">document</span>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<h2>Complex Type Definitions:</h2>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="DistributionType">DistributionType&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">
              </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Elements: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Use: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> How many: </span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3"> A choice of (</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3"> A choice of (</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#online">online</a></td><td class="tablepanel">required</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3"> OR </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#offline">offline</a></td><td class="tablepanel">required</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3"> OR </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#inline">inline</a></td><td class="tablepanel">required</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3">)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#ReferencesGroup">ReferencesGroup</a></td><td class="tablepanel">&nbsp;</td><td class="tablepanel">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3">)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Attributes: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Use: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Default Value: </span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#id">id</a></td><td class="tablepanel"><span class="plaintext">optional</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#system">system</a></td><td class="tablepanel"><span class="plaintext">optional</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#scope">scope</a></td><td class="tablepanel"><span class="plaintext">optional</span></td><td class="tablepanel"><span class="plaintext">document</span></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>
          
            
<p>Distribution information for accessing the
              resource by one of three methods: online, offline or inline. Generally, 
              the Type at the resource level is intended to be informational, although 
              elements are
              included to describe a complex connection protocol.
             </p>
            
<p>For more information, see the sub-elements. Also
             compare to 
             <a href="./eml-physical.html#PhysicalDistributionType">
                
             phys:PhysicalDistributionType
              </a>.
             
             
             </p>
          
        
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="ConnectionDefinitionType">ConnectionDefinitionType&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">
              </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Elements: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Use: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> How many: </span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3"> A choice of (</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3"> A sequence of (</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#schemeName">schemeName</a></td><td class="tablepanel">required</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#description">description</a></td><td class="tablepanel">required</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#parameterDefinition">parameterDefinition</a></td><td class="tablepanel">required</td><td class="tablepanel">unbounded</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3">)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3"> OR </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#ReferencesGroup">ReferencesGroup</a></td><td class="tablepanel">&nbsp;</td><td class="tablepanel">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3">)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Attributes: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Use: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Default Value: </span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#id">id</a></td><td class="tablepanel"><span class="plaintext">optional</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#system">system</a></td><td class="tablepanel"><span class="plaintext">optional</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#scope">scope</a></td><td class="tablepanel"><span class="plaintext">optional</span></td><td class="tablepanel"><span class="plaintext">document</span></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>Definition of the connection protocol.   
        The definition has a "scheme" which identifies the
                            protocol by name, with a detailed description 
                            and its required parameters. A connectionDefinition 
                    lists all of the parameters needed for the connection
                    and possible default values for each. A definition provided in this
                    element may be used in other parts of the EML document.</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="InlineType">InlineType&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">
              </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top" colspan="3">
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Derived from: </span><span class="boldtext">xs:anyType</span> (by xs:restriction) </p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Elements: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Use: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> How many: </span></td>
</tr>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Derived from: </span><span class="boldtext">xs:anyType</span> (by xs:restriction) </p>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3"> A sequence of (</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3">)</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>Object data distributed inline in the metadata.
              Users have the option of including the data right inline in the
              metadata by providing it inside of the "inline" element.  For
              many text formats, the data can be simply included directly in
              the element.  However, certain character sequences are invalid in
              an XML document (e.g., &lt;), so care will need to be taken to 
              either 1) wrap the data in a CDATA section if needed, or 
              2) encode the data using a text encoding algorithm such as
              base64, and then include that in a CDATA section.  The latter
              will be necessary for binary formats.
              </blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="OfflineType">OfflineType&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">
              </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Elements: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Use: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> How many: </span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3"> A sequence of (</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#mediumName">mediumName</a></td><td class="tablepanel">required</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#mediumDensity">mediumDensity</a></td><td class="tablepanel">optional</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#mediumDensityUnits">mediumDensityUnits</a></td><td class="tablepanel">optional</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#mediumVolume">mediumVolume</a></td><td class="tablepanel">optional</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#mediumFormat">mediumFormat</a></td><td class="tablepanel">optional</td><td class="tablepanel">unbounded</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#mediumNote">mediumNote</a></td><td class="tablepanel">optional</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3">)</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>the medium on which this resource is distributed
              digitally, such as 3.5" floppy disk, or various tape media types,
              or 'hardcopy'<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>CD-ROM, 3.5 in. floppy disk, Zip disk<br>
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="OnlineType">OnlineType&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">
              </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Elements: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Use: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> How many: </span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3"> A sequence of (</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#onlineDescription">onlineDescription</a></td><td class="tablepanel">optional</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3"> A choice of (</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#url">url</a></td><td class="tablepanel">required</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3"> OR </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#connection">connection</a></td><td class="tablepanel">required</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3"> OR </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#connectionDefinition">connectionDefinition</a></td><td class="tablepanel">required</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3">)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3">)</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>
          
            
<p>Distribution information for accessing the
              resource online, represented either as a URL or as the series of
              named parameters needed to connect. The URL field can contain 
              a simple web address or an entire query string. The connection
               element allows the components of a complex protocol to 
               be described individually. The connectionDefinition element 
               can also be appear outside of the connection elements, 
               so that it can be defined once and referenced by several connections. 
               </p>
            
<p>
               Also see the 
               <a href="./eml-physical.html#PhysicalOnlineType">
                phys:PhysicalOnlineType</a>, 
               which may be more
               appropriate for describing the online connections to a specific entity
               described by this metadata document.
               </p>
          
        
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="UrlType">UrlType&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">
              </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Elements: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Use: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> How many: </span></td>
</tr>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Derived from: </span><span class="boldtext">xs:anyURI</span> (by xs:extension) </p>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#function">function</a></td><td class="tablepanel"><span class="plaintext">optional</span></td><td class="tablepanel"><span class="plaintext">download</span></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) from
                    which this resource can be downloaded or additional
                    information can be obtained. If the URL
                    provides further information about downloading the
                    object but does not directly return the data stream, then
                    the "function" attribute should be set to "information".
                    If accessing the URL would directly return the data stream, 
                    then the "function" attribute should be set to "download".  
                    If the "function" attribute is omitted, then "download"
                    is implied for the URL function.
                    In more complex cases where a non-standard connection
                    must be established that complies with application
                    specific procedures beyond what can be described in the
                    simple URL, then the "connection" element should
                    be used instead of the URL element.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>
                    http://data.org/getdata?id=98332<br>
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="ConnectionType">ConnectionType&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">
              </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Elements: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Use: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> How many: </span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3"> A choice of (</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3"> A sequence of (</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#connectionDefinition">connectionDefinition</a></td><td class="tablepanel">required</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#parameter">parameter</a></td><td class="tablepanel">optional</td><td class="tablepanel">unbounded</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3">)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3"> OR </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#ReferencesGroup">ReferencesGroup</a></td><td class="tablepanel">&nbsp;</td><td class="tablepanel">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3">)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Attributes: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Use: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Default Value: </span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#id">id</a></td><td class="tablepanel"><span class="plaintext">optional</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#system">system</a></td><td class="tablepanel"><span class="plaintext">optional</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#scope">scope</a></td><td class="tablepanel"><span class="plaintext">optional</span></td><td class="tablepanel"><span class="plaintext">document</span></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>A description of the information needed
                    to make an application connection to a data service.
                    The connection starts with a connectionDefinition which
                    lists all of the parameters needed for the connection
                    and possible default values for each.  It may also include a
                    list of parameter values (one for each), that
                    override the defaults for this particular connection.
                    One parameter element should exist for every
                    parameterDefinition that is present in the
                    connectionDefinition, although parameters that were
                    defined with a defaultValue in their parameterDefinition
                    can be omitted. All information about how to use the
                    parameters to establish a session and extract data is
                    present in the connectionDefinition, possibly implicitly
                    by naming a connection schemeName that is well-known. 
                    See descriptions
                    of the child element types for further information.
                    </blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<h2>Simple Type Definitions:</h2>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="2">
<h3>
<a class="sitelink" name="KeyTypeCode">KeyTypeCode</a>
</h3>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Derived from: </span><span class="boldtext">xs:string</span> (by xs:restriction) </p>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Allowed values: </span>
<ul>
<li>place</li>
<li>stratum</li>
<li>temporal</li>
<li>theme</li>
<li>taxonomic</li>
</ul>
</p>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>This field provides a restricted list of categories
        that a keyword may fall under.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>place<br>
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="2">
<h3>
<a class="sitelink" name="yearDate">yearDate</a>
</h3>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"></td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>This type is the union of the built-in types for year
        and date.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>1999, or 2001-03-15<br>
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="2">
<h3>
<a class="sitelink" name="IDType">IDType</a>
</h3>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"></td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>A unique identifier for this additional
        metadata that can be used to reference it elsewhere.
        This is a formal field in that it is an error to provide
        a value for the id attribute that is not unique within
        the document's set of id attributes. This is designed to
        allow other portions of the metadata to reference this
        section formally.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>knb.343.22<br>
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="2">
<h3>
<a class="sitelink" name="SystemType">SystemType</a>
</h3>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"></td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>The data management system within which an
        identifier is in scope and therefore unique. This is typically
        a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) that indicates a data
        management system.  All identifiers that share a system must
        be unique. In other words, if the same identifier is used in
        two locations with identical systems, then by definition the
        objects at which they point are in fact the same object.
        <br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>http://metacat.somewhere.org/svc/mc/<br>
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="2">
<h3>
<a class="sitelink" name="ScopeType">ScopeType</a>
</h3>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Derived from: </span><span class="boldtext">xs:string</span> (by xs:restriction) </p>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Allowed values: </span>
<ul>
<li>system</li>
<li>document</li>
</ul>
</p>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>The scope of the identifier.  Scope is generally
        set to either "system", meaning that it is scoped according to
        the "system" attribute, or "document" if it is only to be in scope
        within this single document instance.  In this particular use of
        scope, it is FIXED to be "system" because the packageId is
        required and always has the scope of the required "system".
        <br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>system<br>
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="2">
<h3>
<a class="sitelink" name="FunctionType">FunctionType</a>
</h3>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Derived from: </span><span class="boldtext">xs:string</span> (by xs:restriction) </p>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Allowed values: </span>
<ul>
<li>download</li>
<li>information</li>
</ul>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="2">
<h3>
<a class="sitelink" name="NonEmptyStringType">NonEmptyStringType</a>
</h3>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Derived from: </span><span class="boldtext">xs:string</span> (by xs:restriction) </p>
<p>
<span class="boldtext">Allowed values: </span>
<ul></ul>
</p>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>This type specifies a content pattern for all elements 
          that are required by EML to ensure that there is actual content (i.e., 
          not just whitespace). The pattern described can be interpreted as
          "at least one non-whitespace character, followed
          by any number of whitespace plus not-whitespace characters. "
          Leading and/or trailing whitespace is allowed, and whitespace 
          may include carriage returns and newlines.</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<h2>Group Definitions:</h2>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="ResourceGroup">ResourceGroup&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">
              </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Elements: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Use: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> How many: </span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3"> A sequence of (</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#alternateIdentifier">alternateIdentifier</a></td><td class="tablepanel">optional</td><td class="tablepanel">unbounded</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#shortName">shortName</a></td><td class="tablepanel">optional</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#title">title</a></td><td class="tablepanel">required</td><td class="tablepanel">unbounded</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#creator">creator</a></td><td class="tablepanel">required</td><td class="tablepanel">unbounded</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#metadataProvider">metadataProvider</a></td><td class="tablepanel">optional</td><td class="tablepanel">unbounded</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#associatedParty">associatedParty</a></td><td class="tablepanel">optional</td><td class="tablepanel">unbounded</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#pubDate">pubDate</a></td><td class="tablepanel">optional</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#language">language</a></td><td class="tablepanel">optional</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#series">series</a></td><td class="tablepanel">optional</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#abstract">abstract</a></td><td class="tablepanel">optional</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#keywordSet">keywordSet</a></td><td class="tablepanel">optional</td><td class="tablepanel">unbounded</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#additionalInfo">additionalInfo</a></td><td class="tablepanel">optional</td><td class="tablepanel">unbounded</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#intellectualRights">intellectualRights</a></td><td class="tablepanel">optional</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#distribution">distribution</a></td><td class="tablepanel">optional</td><td class="tablepanel">unbounded</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#coverage">coverage</a></td><td class="tablepanel">optional</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3">)</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>The 'ResourceBase' complexType contains information
        that is inherited by each resource type that is being documented. The
        sub-elements with the resource base are common to all
        resources.<br>
<span class="boldtext">Example(s): </span>
<br>Please see the individual sub-fields for specific
        examples.<br>
</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablehead" colspan="1"><a class="sitelink" name="ReferencesGroup">ReferencesGroup&nbsp; </a></td><td class="tablehead" colspan="1">
              </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="40%" class="tablepanel"> Content of this field: </td><td class="tablepanel"> Description of this field: </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel">
<table class="tabledefault" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Elements: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> Use: </span></td><td class="tablepanel" valign="top"><span class="boldtext"> How many: </span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3"> A sequence of (</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel"><a class="sitelink" href="#references">references</a></td><td class="tablepanel">required</td><td class="tablepanel"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="tablepanel" colspan="3">)</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td><td valign="top" class="tablepanel" colspan="1">
<blockquote>A group containing the "references" element that
        is used throughout EML.</blockquote>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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